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Laser Strikes on Aircraft: A Few Seconds of Fun Can Put Hundreds of Lives at Risk

There are some things that look harmless from the ground but can become extremely dangerous when viewed from the cockpit of an aircraft. A laser pointer is one of them. For someone standing on the ground, pointing a laser at an aircraft flying overhead may appear to be a harmless prank, an experiment, a way of attracting attention or simply an act of curiosity. But inside the cockpit, particularly during takeoff, approach or landing, that apparently tiny beam can suddenly become a serious aviation-safety threat. The latest figures released by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) show that the problem is declining, but it remains far too common. On September 17, 2026, the FAA reported that pilots had reported 4,470 laser strikes in the United States during 2026, representing a 24 percent decrease from the same period the previous year. This is the third consecutive year in which reported laser strikes have declined. However, the FAA says the numbers remain too high...
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The Logic of Sunroof in Cars in India

 The place I work is on the second floor and my workstation is right beside a window which opens to the parking lot of sector 8 of Chandigarh. My location gives me the chance to view numerous cars. Looking at these cars from the top is a pleasing distraction. At times when I am out of ideas on what to write then I start looking outside at these cars coming and going.



Of late, I noticed that sunroof has become quite common in cars. Anyone having a car above 15 lakh or so prefers to have a sunroof. Then came the thought of the purpose of having a sunroof in cars in a country like India.


In our beloved country, I am talking about plains here like UP, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, etc.It is bright and sunny most part of the year. Thanks to uncontrolled cutting of trees, increasing population, rapid construction all around, the winter season has been reduced to just two to three months in a year. Days in which our God sun is not seen is not more than a month.


In the major part of the year, that is during five to six months in a year, we are running away from the sun. If we happen to stand outside we look for a place where there is shade away from the sun. Most of us tend to avoid being in sunlight for most part of the year.


When we have a habit to move away from the sun, then what is the logic behind having a car with a sunroof? Here I am not talking about the thousands of people going through mechanical hardships, for they are most likely not able to afford a car with a sunroof. Not at all in the Indian scenario.


All those who are able to afford a sunroof car are rich gentry, that is they are business persons, high level managers or executives. Meaning the majority of the time they are living in an air conditioned environment, working in an air-conditioned office.


These high class people always run away from direct sunlight. Having a sunroof is nothing more than a status symbol and an opportunity for car manufacturers to earn more profit. A car with a sunroof costs 2 - 3 lakhs more than the one without it.


Origin of Sunroof Cars


I have not done any search and I am not going to display any wiki page to show from where these sunroof cars originated. By commonsense, these sunroofs in cars must have been designed by someone living in a cold country, where it is freezing cold for most part of the year.


The fact that sunbathing is the thing of white people and not of us Indians. It is their physical requirement since their body is covered in multiple layers of clothes so during summer they want sun to touch their skin. In a country like India, particularly in plain areas, there is ample sunlight throughout the year, and possibly more than we ever require. We Indians get ample opportunity to bathe in the sun, so we actually do not need the provision of having sun rays passing through the ceiling of the car.


Actually, we Indians are the dumbest people on the planet. Everyone will come killing me, but this is the harsh reality. In the name of luxury we can be sold anything, it doesn’t matter if it is of actual use to us or not.


And talking about luxury things, anything created by white people is luxury to us. Blindfolded, no questions asked. With double full-stop. I am speaking English because it is the language of white people, so speaking English is a luxury to me. What luxury means to us is a big topic to be discussed and I will write a new article on it.


The Crux


We, in India, have ample amount of sunlight throughout the year. Most of the time we run away from the sun, and prefer to keep ourselves in the shade. Yet we want to own a car that has a sunroof. I mean the car manufacturers must be laughing at us. 


And why we are doing it is because white people are doing it. Even though shitting in an Indian commode is healthier for us, we prefer to have English commode because it is from the white people.


We, Indians, have a unique quality. We like to copy and live the life of white western giving little thought to the purpose. The majority of the things that are being copied are because it is associated with status, rather than solving any purpose. 
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